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Mum died in a care centre rated as ‘inadequate’

Theresa Chesworth died of pneumonia aged 90 (Image: NC)

AN ANGRY son has told how his mother fell ill and died after being sent to a care home rated “inadequate”. David Chesworth, 59, said widow Theresa, 90, spent a week being treated at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Cheshire, before staff had her moved to nearby Station House Care Home to recuperate.

But unknown to him it was in special measures, having been rated “inadequate” 12 months before by inspectors.

After nine weeks she fell ill from pneumonia and died and despite visiting every day, Mr Chesworth, of Sandbach, Cheshire, claims he never found anybody in charge to speak to about her health or wellbeing.

Yesterday, on the day of his mother’s funeral, he raged: “It makes me so angry that they put her in there when I now know it has had such bad reports.

“Why did they send a 90-year-old woman to a place like that? She was a lovely, feisty woman. A mother and a grandmother.”